Wedge attachment for shoes



Feb. 19, 1929. 1,703,045

' u. MxozzA wEDGE ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES Filed Jan. 13, 1926 l l "ll/ll, f f/ I I l l INVENTOR wmjaxyl J6 Arronuzv v Patented Feb. y1e, 192,9.

i UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE.,`

UMBERTO MIOZZA, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA;

WEDGiE ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES.

Application led January 13, 1926. Serial No. 81,086.

This invention relates to improvements in wedge attachments for useV withinL shoes and upon the outer sides of the insoles of al shoe to prevent the foot of aperson fromsliding within the shoe, whereby the latter may not become disiigured nor will the heels run over.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a removably secured andr slidably mounted auxiliary wedge positioned upon the outer side of the wedge attachment to give the desired rise and fall `to the foot of the wearer.

With the above and other'. objects in view,

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the invetion per se. Y

Figure 3 is a perspective view ofthe'infvention.

Figure 4 is a Ytransverse sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1. j

Figure 5 is a Vhorizontal sectional V'view takenV on line 5 5 of Figure 3. y

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the sliding` wedge.

Referring to the drawing-in detail, wherein like characters of reference` denotecorrespending parts, the reference character 10 indicates a shoe sole, 11 an insole and 12 the shoe upper, all of which being of thel usual and well known construction incident to that of shoe construction.' l

rIrhe invention resides in the provision of 'an elongated strip 13, preferably composed of leather, having one end curved, as indicated at 14, to conform to the curvature ofk the heel portion ofthe shoe. The outer side edge of the strip '13A is shaped to resemble and correspond tothe particular shape ofA the innerside of the shoe upper-,12 as best illustratedr in Figure 1 of the drawing. A`

wear plate 15 is carried upony the innerside edge and underside of the strip 13, as clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing. VThe elongated strip 13 tapers outwardly from its inner side edge and includes front and rear pockets 16 and 17.

Av wedge 18, preferably composed of leather, is positioned within the pocket `16 and adapted for longitudinal sliding movement therein. Said wedgev is furthermore tapered outwardly from the inner side edge thereof, which is preferably arcuate-shaped as substantiated from the dotted line positions in Figures 1 and 3 ofthe drawing. A stud 19, upstanding from the upper side. of

. the wedge 18 is adapted to project within an elongated guide slot 20 provided in the up-v perside of the strip 13. The wedge 18 may be regulatedr by longitudinal sliding movement and set-in a desired position within thel pocket 16 commensurate with the configuration and size of a persons foot.

` A wedge 21, also composed ofleather, is

positionedwithin theV rear pocket 17 in the` strip 13. The wedgeQl may bemade any thickness to elevate the particular heel to occupy a desired height and to prevent the foot from riding outwardly within a shoe.

From the foregoing it is apparentthat the invention will obviate the usual tendency yof a persons foot to ride outwardly .within a shoe to dis'figure the.v same upon one side thereof as well-as the adjacent side of the heel.

The invention is susceptible `ofvvarious changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right-f is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope ofthe appended claim. f

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is y- A wedge attachment adapted for use within shoes comprising an elongated strip adapted to conform to the configurationA of horizontally and inwardly tapered from theV outer marginal edges thereof and which includes spaced forward'and rear pockets in 4the side -edge of a shoe, said strip being carried within the forwardk pocket, a comi panion wedge carried within the rear pocket,

,and an elongated stud upstanding from the first mentioned wedge, extended withinthe elongated slot and cooperating therewith to permit longitudinal adjustment of the *wedge to longitudinally regulatethe thickness of the strip.v f

UMBERTO MIOZZA.

l ,Y .f In testimony whereof yI affix my signature. f 

